For our July 2024 Volunteer recognition, we are excited to highlight Lam Ho Bao, a 2024 Equal Justice Works Rural Summer Legal Corps Student Fellow who has joined ALSC’s Bethel office for the summer. He has been an invaluable asset in providing direct legal services to the community and collaborating with the Community Justice […]
Mutual of America Community Partnership Award
Last month, ALSC was honored to travel to New York City to accept the Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award on behalf of our Community Justice Worker (CJW) project in partnership with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), Alaska Pacific University (APU), Kodiak Area Native Association, and Association of Village Council Presidents. The Mutual […]
SNAP Volunteer Jamilynn Fenn
Q1. Why did you choose to volunteer with ALSC? I found my way through my Tribe who has a partnership with ALSC and these educational trainings with college credits and empowered me to re-engage in my education to help my Tribal communities. Q2. What are some of your experiences with ALSC that have made a […]
SNAP Volunteer Kevin McCoy
Q1. Why did you choose to volunteer with ALSC? I thought the work was very important – in 1976-1978 in Kodiak, I worked for Legal Services. Q2. What are some of your experiences with ALSC that have made a positive difference in the lives of others and/or the community? It was shocking to realize how […]
SNAP Volunteer Liz Mering
Q1. Why did you choose to volunteer with ALSC? I love ALSC’s mission of access to justice for Alaska’s low-income communities. The delays in SNAP benefits were horrifying, so it was an easy decision to help. My employer, AVCP, also encouraged and supported volunteering and many of my clients were Tribal Citizens in western Alaska […]
SNAP Volunteer Alison Radford
Q1: Why did you choose to volunteer with ALSC? I believe in giving back to my community and assisting Alaskans when I have the chance. Also, helping people with issues they were facing with their SNAP benefits was personally rewarding to me, as a former single mother who relied on public assistance, including food stamps, […]
SNAP Volunteer Hans Huggler
Q1. Why did you choose to volunteer with ALSC? I was an associate at Lane Powell who had a long legacy with ALSC. I don’t live in Alaska, so there’s only certain cases I can take. Q2. What are some of your experiences with ALSC that have made a positive difference in the lives of […]
SNAP Volunteer Jetta Whittaker
Q1. Why did you choose to volunteer with ALSC? I recently retired and felt like I had skills to offer, and I have a lot of admiration for such hardworking attorneys doing good in the world. Q2. What are some of your experiences with ALSC that have made a positive difference in the lives of […]
SNAP Volunteer Stephanie Rhoades
Q1: Why did you choose to volunteer with ALSC? I grew up as the eldest of four children in a single mother headed household supported by government benefits. I worked hard to obtain the money for an education and began my career as a paralegal performing legal services work. I then worked doubly hard to […]
SNAP Volunteer Stoel Rives
Q1. Why did your firm choose to volunteer with ALSC? Stoel Rives embraces public service as part of our professional duty as lawyers and has a rich tradition of providing pro bono legal services in our local communities. ALSC’s program to provide legal representation to nearly 2,000 Alaskans to restore their SNAP benefits was an […]
